Asset-Linked Augmented Reality With User Generated Content and User Assigned Editable Links

Abstract

Systems, methods and computer program products are disclosed that facilitate content sharing coupled with a producer-designated physical asset. Specifically, in an aspect, systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed wherein an augmented reality experience is created for a consumer. The augmented reality experience comprises content (e.g., a video, image, audio file, and the like) created by a producer for the consumer. The content is linked by the producer with a physical asset chosen by the producer via a producer key. The consumer may access the augmented reality experience via a computing device by providing a consumer key and detecting the producer-designated physical asset with the computing device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method for facilitating capturing and associating content for an augmented reality experience for a producer-designated consumer, the method comprising the steps of:
 (a) capturing, via a mobile device operated by a producer, content, wherein the content will be shared with a consumer;   (b) providing a producer key, wherein the producer key is associated with, within at least one application service provider (ASP) database:
 a physical asset, the physical asset having an aesthetically pleasing marker portion positioned thereon; and 
 a consumer key; 
   (c) uploading the captured content to the at least one ASP database;   (d) associating the uploaded content with the provided producer key; and   (e) providing the consumer key to the consumer;   wherein the database provides the consumer access to the captured content via a consumer mobile device when the consumer key is provided and the consumer mobile device detects the marker portion;   wherein the consumer key must be provided in order to access the captured content associated with the producer key and the physical asset; and   wherein the producer may, by providing the producer key and a second content to the at least one ASP database, alter content associated with the physical asset for the consumer.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the consumer key is provided to the consumer via the step of:
 (f) associating, via an ASP GUI, the consumer key with the consumer.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one ASP database comprises a consumer user profile; and
 wherein associating step (f) links the consumer key with the consumer user profile.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the step of:
 (f) providing, by the producer, the physical asset to the consumer.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the producer key is associated with image parameters stored on the at least one ASP database, wherein the image parameters comprise detection information which enables the consumer mobile device to detect the marker portion. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the image parameters are one of: a two-dimensional representation of the marker portion; and a three-dimensional representation of the marker portion. 
     
     
         7 . A computer-implemented method for facilitating an augmented reality experience for a producer-designated consumer including content generated by a producer linked to a physical asset by the producer, the method comprising the steps of:
 (a) providing at least one application service provider (ASP) database, the at least one ASP database comprising:
 a producer key; and 
 a consumer key;
 wherein the producer key and the consumer key are linked and the producer key and the consumer key are associated with a physical asset the physical asset having an aesthetically pleasing marker portion positioned thereon; 
 
   (b) receiving, from a producer mobile device, content, wherein the content will be shared with a consumer;   (c) receiving, from the producer, a producer key;   (d) storing the received content in the at least one ASP database;   (e) associating, within the at least one ASP database, the stored content with the consumer key and the physical asset related to the received producer key;   (f) receiving, via the consumer, the consumer key;   (g) receiving, from a consumer mobile device, identification of the physical asset, wherein identification is via detection of the marker portion by a consumer mobile device onboard sensor; and   (h) providing, to the consumer mobile device, the associated content, wherein the provided content is presented to the consumer via the consumer mobile device;   wherein the consumer key is provided to the consumer by the producer; and   wherein, upon receiving the producer key and a second content from the producer mobile device, the second content is associated with the consumer key and the physical asset related to the received producer key.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , the method further comprising the step of:
 (i) assigning, within the at least one ASP database, the consumer key to the consumer;   wherein a consumer user account is contained within the at least one ASP database; and   wherein the consumer user account is associated with the consumer and assigning step (i) links the consumer key to the consumer user account.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein, within the at least one ASP database, multiple consumer keys may be associated with the consumer user account. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein, in receiving step (f), the consumer key is received from the consumer user account. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising the step of:
 (j) confirming, via an electronic message to the producer, assigning step (i).   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising the step of:
 (j) populating, via a third-party social network login service, the consumer user account with third-party social network information.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising the step of:
 (i) providing, to the consumer mobile device, an available content notification wherein the available content notification comprises content information and physical asset information.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the available content notification is provided via a social network communication. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein, in receiving step (f), the consumer key is received from the consumer mobile device. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the producer key is associated with image parameters stored on the at least one ASP database;
 wherein the image parameters comprise detection information which enables the consumer mobile device to detect the marker portion.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the image parameters are one of: a two-dimensional representation of the marker portion; and a three-dimensional representation of the marker portion. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the image parameters further comprise physical asset parameters, the physical asset parameters being one of: a two-dimensional representation of the physical asset; and a three-dimensional representation of the physical asset;
 wherein the consumer accesses the captured content via the consumer mobile device when the consumer key is provided, the consumer mobile device detects the marker portion via utilization of the image parameters, and the physical asset is detected via utilization of the physical asset parameters.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the image parameters comprise at least one of: a point cloud; and a wire frame. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the image parameters comprise orientation information;
 wherein the orientation information specifies the relative orientation of the consumer mobile device onboard sensor and the marker portion.   
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising the step of:
 (i) receiving, at the at least one ASP database, additional display criteria;   wherein the captured content is provided to the consumer mobile device when the additional display criteria are satisfied.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the additional display criteria is at least one of: a proximity to a defined location; a time period; a time; a password; and a series of movements of the consumer mobile device. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the additional display criteria is received from the producer. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 21 , further comprising the step of:
 (j) generating, via an ASP access module, the additional display criteria;   wherein the additional display criteria is received from the ASP access module.   
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the marker portion is at least a portion of the physical asset. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the marker portion is one of: a two-dimensional object; and a three-dimensional object. 
     
     
         27 . A computer system for facilitating an augmented reality experience for a producer-designated consumer including content generated by a producer linked to a physical asset by the producer, comprising:
 (a) a plurality of mobile devices operated by a plurality of producers and consumers, each of the plurality of mobile devices having a user application stored thereon, configured to communicate via a communications network;   (b) at least one application service provider (ASP) database, the at least one ASP database comprising:   a producer key; and   a consumer key;
 wherein the producer key and the consumer key are linked and the producer key and the consumer key are associated with a physical asset the physical asset having an aesthetically pleasing marker portion positioned thereon; and 
   (c) at least one ASP server configured to communicate, via the communications network, with the plurality of mobile devices and the at least one ASP database, the at least one application service provider comprising:   (i) a content collection service configured to receive, from a producer mobile device, content and store the received content in the at least one ASP database, wherein the content will be shared with a consumer,   (ii) a content association service configured to receive, from the producer mobile device, a producer key and associate the stored content with the consumer key and the physical asset related to the received producer key;   (iii) a content access service configured to receive, via the consumer, the consumer key, receive from a consumer mobile device, identification of the physical asset, wherein identification is via detection of the marker portion by a consumer mobile device onboard sensor, and provide, to the consumer mobile device, the associated content, wherein the provided content is presented to the consumer via the consumer mobile device;   wherein the consumer key is provided to the consumer by the producer; and   wherein, upon receiving the producer key and a second content from the producer mobile device, the second content is associated with the consumer key and the physical asset related to the received producer key   
     
     
         28 . One or more computer storage media having stored thereon multiple instructions that facilitate an augmented reality experience for a producer-designated consumer including content generated by a producer linked to a physical asset by the producer by, when executed by one or more processors of a computing device, causing the one or more processors to:
 (a) provide at least one application service provider (ASP) database, the at least one ASP database comprising:
 a producer key; and 
 a consumer key;
 wherein the producer key and the consumer key are linked and the producer key and the consumer key are associated with a physical asset the physical asset having an aesthetically pleasing marker portion positioned thereon; 
 
   (b) receive, from a producer mobile device, content, wherein the content will be shared with a consumer;   (c) receive, from the producer mobile device, a producer key;   (d) store the received content in the at least one ASP database;   (e) associate, within the at least one ASP database, the stored content with the consumer key and the physical asset related to the received producer key;   (f) receive, via the consumer, the consumer key;   (g) receive, from a consumer mobile device, identification of the physical asset, wherein identification is via detection of the marker portion by a consumer mobile device onboard sensor; and   (h) provide, to the consumer mobile device, the associated content, wherein the provided content is presented to the consumer via the consumer mobile device;   wherein the consumer key is provided to the consumer by the producer; and   wherein, upon receiving the producer key and a second content from the producer mobile device, the second content is associated with the consumer key and the physical asset related to the received producer key.